Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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The Guilds of York
Guilds are formal groups of citizens...
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Horse Racing in York
' Every year there be more noble lo...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Georgian Architecture
York was fortunate to undergo a buil...
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Anglo Scandinavian York
The period of York's history between...
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Trade in the Medieval City
Freemen Not just anyone could trade...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- Archbishop Scrope Executed
- First World War Memorial
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- Middleham Jewel
- King Edward I and York
- Monk Bar
- Joseph Terry & Sons: Chocolate Manufacturers
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Minster in Viking Times
- A New University
- King's Manor Tudor and Stuart
- Glazed Medieval Jug
- Walmgate Bar
- Skeldergate Bridge
- The Norman House